Even with Donald Trump standing in the wings as president-elect, I have a real concern for the Democrats and the left side of the aisle.
I realize that every day brings change into this world. I admit that change mostly seems to be for the better side of life.
Unfortunately, we are seeing a change and a hatred in politics that I don’t ever recall seeing and I’ve been watching politics since 1966.
The left has gone ballistic with Trump’s historical win and the left can’t handle it.
As a conservative voter in 2008, I remember worrying about what changes Obama would make.
Obama was a Presidential candidate who didn’t place his hand over his heart when the Pledge of Allegiance was being said, nor did he wear an American flag lapel pin, and in fact, made some crude comment about what this country’s flag stood for.
He told us up front that he was going to change this country while his wife was telling the world that she was ashamed of America.
The left, which was so sure of itself and a presidential win in 2016, now wants a recount of the votes; there are high school and college students traveling around the country protesting the election along with other organizations; and, now the Clintons have called for a recount.
The left is displaying a lot of discontent because they did not get their way.
Of course, the Clintons want a recount and hope for a come-back win.
Otherwise, some of those foreign donors that gave the Clintons millions of dollars might come knocking and ask for refunds.
The Clinton Foundation could be broke within a year.
And, I’m sure the Foundation is worried about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Remember how the IRS and Obama’s cronies investigated and squeezed the Tea Party organizations along with other major donors to conservative clauses over the last eight years?
It could be pay-back time!
But back to the left in general.
It appears the left has lost their vision on what’s really important in government and the purpose of government as empowered by our founding fathers and our Constitution as evidenced in current activities.
The left has mourned the recent death of Fidel Castro, a Cuban dictator and arch-enemy who brought the cold war into the western hemisphere and who shouldered responsibility for the deaths of thousands of his countrymen.
The left has been absorbed in today’s hip-hop culture and has embedded itself with the entertainment industry and the national news media.
If you haven’t noticed, ABC, NBC, and CBS national news have all become media experts in our pop culture society. International and national news still draw the first few minutes of the newscasts but then the three major networks worry more about which movie star divorced his or her spouse and who was seen where than they worry about providing complete and unbiased news reporting.
Dancing with the Stars gets more coverage than an earthquake in Italy.
Even Michelle Obama has joined the parade. She and Beyonce have become good friends.
Michelle publicly admires the “Queen of pop culture” and earlier this year Beyonce spent the weekend with Michelle and her daughters at Camp David.
If I had a daughter I wouldn’t allow the pop queen to come into the same town with her.
Nicole James, a pop writer, wrote, “Beyonce is no longer the singer you want to bring home to visit. Her music has become sexual and vulgar, explicitly describing sexual acts and activities.”
James described the lyrics saying, “Bey’s broken the mold. And the bed. And the kitchen counter!”
Beyonce’s songs leave nothing to anyone’s imagination. The lyrics promote four letter words and describe sexual acts.
Yet the Obamas praise her for what she is, for what she does and for who she is.
You would think the First Lady; a mother of two and a spokesperson for children could do better.
Pop culture isn’t the only thing coming from the left. Violence has become a classic tactic and trademark.
High school and college students across the country are marching, demonstrating, burning and destroying American flags.
Local schools and college campuses are allowing these acts to occur.
Brown University celebrated Veterans Day by tearing up small American flags. Students at American University in Washington, D.C., Temple University, and Rock Canyon High School burned flags after Trump’s election.
The left side of the aisle has made no effort to stop the actions even while the evidence appears to show the left being the instigators in creating and directing the discontent.
You have to ask, “What does the left really want?”
And, “Where and when do we draw the line?”
—Jimmy Terrell is a retired law enforcement official. He can be reached at ejterrell@gmail.com.

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